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Lupita Nyong'o

Actor · 30 credits · 18 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Wild Robot (2024)

Frequent collaborators: Mark Hamill, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Carrie Fisher, Angela Bassett

Best Lupita Nyong'o movies by genre

Movies (29 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Wild Robot

    2024 · ★ 8.3 (6,492 votes)

    Family, Animation, Science Fiction

    1

  2. 12 Years a Slave

    2013 · ★ 7.9 (12,135 votes)

    Drama, History

    2

  3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    2015 · ★ 7.2 (20,814 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

    3

  4. Black Panther

    2018 · ★ 7.4 (23,846 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    4

  5. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    2022 · ★ 7.0 (7,702 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    5

  6. The Jungle Book

    2016 · ★ 6.9 (8,601 votes)

    Adventure, Family, Fantasy

    6

  7. Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    2017 · ★ 6.7 (16,591 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

    7

  8. Queen of Katwe

    2016 · ★ 7.2 (475 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. Us

    2019 · ★ 6.9 (8,186 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Thriller

    9

  10. Non-Stop

    2014 · ★ 6.8 (5,820 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Mystery

    10

  11. A Quiet Place: Day One

    2024 · ★ 6.6 (3,512 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

    11

  12. Black Is King

    2020 · ★ 7.1 (141 votes)

    Music

    12

  13. The 355

    2022 · ★ 6.0 (1,173 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Thriller

    13

  14. Little Monsters

    2019 · ★ 6.5 (746 votes)

    Horror, Comedy

    14

  15. Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

    2021 · ★ 6.9 (42 votes)

    Documentary, Animation

    15

  16. Twelfth Night

    2025 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    16

  17. Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    2023 · ★ 6.3 (54 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

    2016 · ★ 7.0 (39 votes)

    Documentary

    18

  19. My Africa

    2018 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    19

  20. East River

    2009 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    20

  21. Jack (Part 1)

    2018

    Animation, Fantasy

    21

  22. Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o

    2019 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. Serengeti

    —

    Documentary

    23

  24. Worlds Beyond Earth

    2020 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    24

  25. 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

    2022 · ★ 3.7 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    25

  26. Miss Universe

    —

    Science Fiction, Comedy

    26

  27. This Is My Africa

    2008

    Documentary

    27

  28. Lunik Heist

    —

    History

    28

  29. Strawweight

    —

    Drama

    29

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.